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The Final Months of Lionel Kieseritzky
by Jean Olivier Leconte - https://lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com/
The end of Lionel Kieseritzky’s life long remained unclear to me, until I discovered several documents that shed light on his final months. What follows is the result of my investigation.
In 1851, Kieseritzky travelled to London for the first major international chess tournament, held during the Great Exhibition. He went there as the leading French player of the time. The event was not a great success for him, but his name would remain forever in the annals of chess thanks to the so-called “Immortal Game” played against Anderssen on the sidelines of the tournament.
Tobiblion update
Per Skjoldager has updated the database of the BoC-Project. Numerous new items and descriptions have been added to Tobiblion as well as the data of the 88th Klittich auction. They are now available for members in Tobiblion.